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Publications Staff

Billie Jean Collins, acquisitions and book proposals
Leigh Andersen, status of accepted manuscripts, contracts, production, and rights and permissions
Kathie Klein, general marketing queries and review requests for SBL titles
Bob Buller, publishing partnerships, public relations, and RBL editorial matters

Journal of Biblical Literature

James VanderKam, editor
Dept. of Theology
130 Malloy Hall
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN 46556

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Review of Biblical Literature

Jan van der Watt, editor

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Series Editors

Stephen L. McKenzie
Ancient Israel and Its Literature

Roxana Flammini
Ancient Near East Monographs

Ehud Ben Zvi
Ancient Near East Monographs

Tammi J. Schneider
Archaeology & Biblical Studies

Robert Hiebert
Commentary on the Septuagint

Benjamin G. Wright III
Commentary on the Septuagint

Rod Werline
Early Judaism & Its Literature

Leo G. Perdue (Old Testament)
History of Biblical Studies
Biblical Encyclopedia Translations

Laurence L. Welborn (New Testament)
History of Biblical Studies

Louis C. Jonker
International Voices in Biblical Studies

Monica J. Melanchthon
International Voices in Biblical Studies

Roderic L. Mullen
New Testament in the Greek Fathers

Susan Ackerman (Old Testament)
Resources for Biblical Study

Tom Thatcher (New Testament)
Resources for Biblical Study

Gerald O. West
Semeia Studies

Melvin Peters
Septuagint & Cognate Studies

Sidnie White Crawford
Text-Critical Studies

Theodore J. Lewis
Writings from the Ancient World

David Konstan
Writings from the Greco-Roman World

Johan C. Thom
Writings from the Greco-Roman World

Ronald F. Hock
Writings from the Greco-Roman World Supplements

Gail R. O'Day
Early Christianity and Its Literature

Gregory E. Sterling
Studia Philonica Annual and Monographs

David T. Runia
Studia Philonica Annual and Monographs

GUIDELINES

The Society publishes scholarly books, articles, and reviews in biblical studies and related fields, and welcomes proposals. Guidelines are available below, and writers are encouraged to discuss manuscript ideas and drafts with the SBL Editorial Director early in the process. Submissions should be sent to the appropriate editor.

Copyright, "Fair Use," and Permissions

Guidelines for Book Proposals

Guidelines for the Preparation of Printer-Ready Copy (Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)

SBL Editor Handbook

JBL Instructions (Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)

Reprint Permission Form (Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)

See the SBL statement on Fair Use document translated into Slovenian

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Resources

Student Supplement for the SBL Handbook of Style (Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
Newly revised, February 2009
The Student Supplement is an easy to use reference tool that addresses questions particular to the writing of term papers and reports.

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The SBL Handbook of Style

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